PubMed ID:
9258152
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 1997
Affiliation: Department of Urology, University of California San Francisco Children's Medical Center, USA.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1097/00005392-199709000-00108
Authors:
Baskin LS,
Cunha GR,
DiSandro MJ,
Hayward SW,
Lipschutz J,
Sutherland RS
Studies:
Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery
Recent rat studies suggest that early exposure to exogenous testosterone accelerates the loss of androgen receptors and compromises eventual penile length. In humans we hypothesize that down regulation of the androgen receptor is not the mechanism that stops penile growth. To test this hypothesis we investigated the effects of androgen deprivation and supplementation on the developing human penis.